CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 (P510489)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France

Museum Number

HE 143

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum {disz}a-ha-su2-nu
2. sza da-da-a _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu _unu3_
3. ki ku-ul-lu-pa-at mu-szi-ni-iq-ti-sza
4. i-na ap-ti a-bu-ul-lim sza larsa{ki}
5. il-qu2-szi
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz18-tar2 is-sa3-ah-hu-ur-szi-ma
7. i-na _e2_ da-da-a _dumu_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu
8. i-mu-ur-szi-ma
9. {disz}s,i-li2-isz18-tar2 {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam
10. im-hu-ur-ma
11. {disz}a-ha-tum _dam-a-ni_ ir-di-a-ma
12. {disz}a-ha-tum ki-a-am iq-bi um-ma szi-ma
13. {disz}a-ha-su2-nu u2-ul ma-ra-at-ka
14. ma-ar-ti _geme2_ bi-it e-mi-ia
15. {disz}s,i-li2-isz18-tar2 ki-a-am iq-bi
16. um-ma szu-ma {disz}a-ha-su2-nu
17. ma-ar-ti u2-ul a-ma-at
reverse
1. a-na ku-ul-lu-pa-at _geme2_
2. sza bi-it e-mi-ki
3. a-na szu-nu-qi2-im ad-di-isz-szi
4. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam {disz}s,il2-li2-isz18-tar2
5. a-na ni-isz _dingir_ id-di-im-ma
6. {disz}s,i-li2-isz18-tar2 i-na _ka2_ {d}utu
7. ki-a-am iz-kur um-ma szu-ma
8. {disz}a-ha-su2-nu lu-u2 ma-ar-ti
9. a-na ku-ul-lu-pa-at a-na szu-nu-qi2
10. lu ad-di-isz-szi
11. la i-tu-ur-ru a-ha-tum
12. u3! _dumu-ni_ la i-ba-aq-qa2-ru-ma
13. _mu_ {d}utu {d}marduk u3 ha-am-mu-ra-pi2 _lugal_
14. _in-pa3_
15. [_igi_] nu-u2-a-tum _sanga_
16. [_igi_] x#-{d}nin-szubur _szita e2_ {d}utu
17. [_igi_] du#-uh2-szu _ra2-gaba_
18. _igi#_ {d}utu-ma-gir _dub-sar_
left
1. _iti sze-sag11-ku5 u4 3(disz)-kam_
2. _mu_ {d}tasz-mi-tum

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P510489

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris, France
Museum Number HE 143
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CHJ, pl. 16 H.E. 143

    [Boyer1928Contribution] Boyer, Georges. 1928. Contribution à l’histoire Juridique de La 1re Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: CHJ, p. 70-71

    [Boyer1928Contribution] Boyer, Georges. 1928. Contribution à l’histoire Juridique de La 1re Dynastie Babylonienne. Paris: Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Rendre la justice, p.69-111, p. 100-101 no. 57

    [Charpin2000procès] Charpin, Dominique. 2000. “Lettres et Procès Paléo-Babyloniens.” In Rendre La Justice En Mésopotamie. Archives Judiciaires Du Proche-Orient Ancien (IIIe-Ier Millénaires Avant J.-C.), edited by Francis Joannès, 69–111. Temps & Espaces. Saint Denis: Presses Universitaires de Vincennes.

  • history: WAW 43 (pp. 103-222), 55

    [Charpin2023WAW43] Charpin, Dominique. 2023. “Old Babylonian Law and Justice According to Letters and Legal Documents.” In Judicial Decisions in the Ancient near East, edited by Sophie Démare-Lafont and Daniel E. Fleming, 103–222. Writings from the Ancient World 43.

  • history: Scheil, Vincent, RA 011 (1914) 175-182

    [Scheil1914RA011] Scheil, Vincent. 1914. “Les Nourrices En Babylonie et Le § 194 Du Code .” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 11 (4): 175–82.

  • history: Stol, Birth (CM 14) (2000) 185

    [sec137905] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-09-10 at 10:47:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-09-05 at 13:22:29 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2021-09-05 at 13:14:58 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2019-03-08 at 07:20:31 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-17 at 11:52:02 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-17 at 10:22:12 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-02 at 11:09:54 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-06-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CHJ Pl. 16 HE 143 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510489.
CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 artifact entry (No. P510489). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510489 (Original work published 2018)
CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510489 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510489},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CHJ Pl. 16 HE 143 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P510489.
CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 artifact entry (No. P510489). (2026, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P510489 (Original work published 2018)
CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P510489 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CHJ pl. 16 {HE} 143 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P510489},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P510489},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - CHJ pl. 16 HE 143 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P510489
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